Egypt: Islamic Extremists Destroy Homes in Christian Village
Islamic extremists destroyed homes and property belonging to a Christian community in Minya Province, Egypt earlier this week after hearing rumors about plans to build a church in the area, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports.
Posted on: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Christians Protest Antisemitism At US Universities
Thousands shouting “God loves Israel!” and “Israel is not alone!” gathered outside the gates of Columbia University in New York City on Thursday to protest against the “rising antisemitic spirit on college campuses across America.”
Posted on: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Christian Rights Group Renews Call For End To India’s Anti-Conversion Laws
A UK-based Christian advocacy organization has renewed its calls for India to revoke the harsh anti-conversion laws that have been abused by Hindu nationalist extremists to persecute Christians across the vast nation, Christian Today (CT) reports.
Posted on: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Myanmar: US Calls For Release of Imprisoned Baptist Pastor
The US has called for the release of a Baptist pastor in Myanmar who was re-arrested and imprisoned by the ruling military junta just hours after being unexpectedly released with other prisoners last week, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Posted on: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

India: Pastor and Brother Attacked by Sikhs With Swords, “We Warned You Not To Convert People”
A pastor and his Christian brother in India’s Punjab state were severely wounded last week after a group of warrior Sikhs attacked them with swords on account of their faith in Christ, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. India ranks 11 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
Posted on: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Sudan Civil War: USCIRF Raises Alarm For Attacks On Religious Communities, “Horrors” Remind of Genocide
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warned last week that the year-long war between the Islamic Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their rival, the Islamic Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, has reached devastating levels and is severely impacting religious communities including Christians.
Posted on: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Nepal Christians Vulnerable to Hindu Persecution, “Pray for Nepal’s Government”
As Christians in India suffer increasing violent persecution at the hands of extremist Hindu nationalists, believers in next-door Nepal are now at risk of persecution as that same Hindu nationalism begins to target them too, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Posted on: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

USA: Increased Number of Young Adults say Bible Transformed Their Lives, Report
A new study by the American Bible Society (ABS) shows that there has been a significant increase in the number of young adults aged 18–27 (Gen Z) who say the Bible has transformed their lives.
Posted on: Monday, April 22, 2024

Kenya’s First Lady Leads Christian Ministers In “Marathon” Prayer for Haiti, “We Believe With Prayer Everything Is Possible”
As Haiti reels under years of gang-led terror, chronic violent political instability, and poverty, a group of Christian ministers led by Kenya’s first lady Rachel Ruto recently participated in a “marathon” prayer event seeking God’s help for the Caribbean nation and asking His protection for the 2,500 multinational police force Kenya is now leading to support Haitian police.
Posted on: Monday, April 22, 2024

Sudan: Christian Wife Severely Beaten by Husband for Refusal to Renounce Christ
A Muslim man in Sudan severely beat his wife after she refused to renounce her newly found faith in Christ, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Posted on: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Uganda: Muslim Son Accused of Murdering His Newly Christian Mother
A Christian mother who converted from Islam in Uganda is believed to have been murdered by her Muslim son after she refused to renounce Christ, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Christianity is legal in Uganda but former Muslims who accept Christ are highly vulnerable to extreme violence by Islamic relatives who do not accept their conversion.
Posted on: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Sudan: Church Leader Abducted by RSF Terrorists
As the civil war in Sudan reaches exceedingly catastrophic proportions, a church leader in war-torn Sudan was ambushed and temporarily detained by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last week, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
Posted on: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

France Saw Record 12,000 People Baptized This Easter
Known as a country where 50% of the population say they do not believe in God, France saw a record 12,135 baptisms this Easter, America Magazine reports. The French Bishops Conference said in a new report that 7,135 adults and more than 5,000 children aged 11-17 were baptized during Easter services this year.
Posted on: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

‘Australia Church Attack Was Terrorism’; Bishop, Priest Among Injured
Australian police say Monday's stabbing attack at a Sydney church in which a bishop, priest, and churchgoers were injured during mass was a "terrorist act."
Posted on: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Nigeria: 91 “Chibok Girls” Still Missing After 2014 Abduction by Boko Haram, #BringBackOurGirls
On the 10th anniversary of the abduction by Boko Haram Islamic terrorists of 276 mostly Christian school girls in Chibok village, in northeastern Nigeria, 91 of the abductees remain missing, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Posted on: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Uganda: Evangelist Slaughtered, Christian Mother And Child Violently Attacked
In two separate attacks by Muslim extremists in Uganda last month, an evangelist was murdered and a mother and her child were burned with boiling water, Morning Star News reports. Christianity is legal in Uganda, but believers have come under continually increasing violent attack by Islamists.
Posted on: Monday, April 15, 2024

India: Hindu Extremists Drive 50 Christian Farmers Off Their Land
The International Christian Concern (ICC) aid and advocacy organization reported last week that its staff recently witnessed an attack on Christians in Chhattisgarh state in which Hindu extremists drove a community of 50 farmers and their families off their land. 
Posted on: Monday, April 15, 2024

Millions Of Zimbabwe Christians Facing Starvation
Aid workers warned Friday that millions of Christians in Zimbabwe face starvation after the government declared a state of disaster and issued a hunger alert as thousands of malnourished people have already died in the drought-stricken African nation.
Posted on: Friday, April 12, 2024

China: Evangelical Leaders Threatened With Prison For Printing Devotional Materials
Amid an ongoing systematic crackdown on Christians in China, the ruling Chinese Communist Party has threatened evangelical church leaders in Guangdong Province with prison and seizure of property for printing devotional materials, Christian Daily reports.
Posted on: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Ukraine: Christians Are Being Tortured, Expelled by Russian Forces, Church Leaders Say
Amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces have violently persecuted Ukrainian Christians by torturing them and removing them from their positions, a group of church leaders and rights advocates have told United States Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson.
Posted on: Thursday, April 11, 2024